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My washer was agitatng and doing everything just fine until one day our clothes were ringing wet still. For some reason, the washer wasn't getting to full speed/not spinning at all during the spin cycle. I researched online for awhile and went through all the checks to figure out it must be the clutch (after replacing lid switch and checking coupling). I replaced the clutch and did a run with no clothes, and heck did the tub spin fast!

so i put a load of laundry in, walked away, and came back to see a washer full of water and laundry. it looks like, according to the knob to program the washer, it stopped shortly after it filled up with water and began agitating.

now i can't seem to get the washer to turn on at all. now i'm afraid i did something wrong when i changed out the clutch and the machine is fried. when i took out the transmission case, i opened it up to check it and it was just fine, full of oil still.

i have no idea what it could be, and i'm tempted to just go get a new one. but i feel i'm so close to fixing this one.

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when i took the hot motor off, the couplings were in good condition and both were turning just fine... i didn't think about checking the pump, but that means i and going to have a watery mess to check that!

i am getting to motor sound or anything from the machine when i turn it on. it is completely dead-nothing happens. i've checked the outlet, the breaker, made sure the plug is still good etc. so it's gotta be the machine.

would a clogged pump completely shut down the machine, to the point of nothing running at all?

Lay the hose on the floor in a bucket and a lot of the water should come out. if it don't then you know you got a sock in the pump.

« Last Edit: August 30, 2010, 06:01:55 PM by JWWebster »

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alrighty-so i know it's not the pump. i drained the washer, took out the wet clothes, and dissassembled it again. i found that the retainer ring on the clutch was missing and put a new one on and reassembled and bamo! she spun again. i stopped it, then tested it again, and she wouldn't spin again!?!?! all she would do would make a humming noise... no movement at all. (she does fill with water tho.)

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how would i check that? volt meter? i checked it at the door switch, and there was power to the switch... it just sounds like the motor isn't being able to turn anything... like it is binding up. i will try to run it through a cycle this morning with nothing in it to see if anything will happen...